Game marker



Oct. 7 1924 1,510,853

H. LTZ

GAME MARKER Filed July e, 1922 Tllql.

A `4 Arme/ver 'i t 'Application mea July e,

To all 'whom it may cof/wem.'

Be it known that I, HARRY LA'rz, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Mount Arlington, county of Sussex,

ti State of New Jersey, have invented certain new .and useful Improvements in Game Markers, of which the following isa speciiication.

My invention relates to game markers, and more particularly to mammoth checkerpieces designed especially for use in playing games of checkers or the like on a board of relatively large dimensions, such as illustrated in the patent to Wallstein, No. 877,814, of January 28, 1908, and has for its object to provide an improved and novel marker or piece capable ofbeing manipulated with a minimum of effort and constructed in a manner to permit several of the markers to be superimposed upon each other in the playing of the game. My invention will be fully described hereinafter and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the appended claims. v

In the accompanying drawings, whichdillustrate an example' of the invention without defining its limits, Fig. 1 is a face view, on a small scale, of an example of the gameboard; Fig. 2 is a plan view of a marker constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 3

1s a cross-section thereof on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a sectional view showin two of the markers superimposed upon eacli other, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view illustrating one way of manipulating the markers.

The mark@ is intended primarily for laying checkers br similar games upon ards of large dimensions designed for use. for instance, in theopen air upon the lawn, and in such case termed.lawncheckers, or in other places where the game upon a mammoth scale may be played; in the playing of the game on boards of the indicated type, it is necessary because of the dimensions of the board and the inaccessibility of parts thereof, to manipulate the markers or pieces by means of suitable devices, such as sticks or rods of convenient length and provided at one end, for instance, with hooks or equivalent devices adapted to be enga ed with the markers. In the playing of t e game of checkers, it further becomes necessary, during the progress of the playing, to su crimpose one marker or plece upon ano ver to 1922. serial no. Macael erably in the form of a disk, and provided at its centre with an aperture 6. A loop 7 of wire or other material extends diametrically across the aperiture 6 and projects therethrough and beyond the surface of the member 5 in one direction, preferably in converging form and terminating in an apex 8 as shown in Figs. 4 and 5, it being understood that the loop 7 is permanently connected with the marker 5 in any convenient manner.

By projecting the loop 7 beyond the surface of the marker 5, as indicated in Fi s. 3 and 5, the apex 8 thereof is in a .readlly accessible position to accommodate a lifting implement and is easily engaged, for instance, by the hook or other device 9 at thc end of the stick or rod 10, whereby the markers are manipulated. Furthermore, by

construction the loop 7 of converging form,`

it is easily possible to place one marker upon the other, in which case the loop 7 of the Iowermost marker projects through and beyond the aperture 6 of the uppermost marker as shown in. Fig. 4 and thus permits both to be simultaneously lifted by engaging the hook or other? device 9 with the loop 7 of the lowermost marker. The' arrangement and dimensions of the parts lis such that when thus placed one upon the other, the uppermost marker lies in flat surface engagement with the lowermost marker with the apertures 6 of both in registry with 'each other as illustrated in Fig. 4. These apertures further provide means whereby the manipulation of the markers to different positions 'upon the board is facilitated; that is to sa the hook or other device 9 at the end ofY the rod or stick l0 whereby said markers may be manipulated may be engaged with the periphery of the aperture 6 when it is desired to eitherpull or push the marker to a dlierent posltlon upon the board or to adjust, said marker to a proper position upon one of the squares upon said board. This action is possible with individual markers and also with a pair of markers placed one upon the other as shown in Fig. 4 to constitute a king. The

markers are dierently colored in sets in the customary manner and may be utilized to play gaines of checkers or the like upon boards of mammoth size located either indoors, as for instance u on the'floor of a hall, or outdoors upon a awn or the like.

Various modifications may be made Within the scope of the claimswithout departing from the nature of my invention.

1. A game marker comprising a suitably shaped member having an aperture, and means in said aperture adapted -to accommodate a lifting implement whereby said marker maybe manipulated in rvthe playing of the game for which it.- is intended, said aperture and means being of such a character as to permit onemarker to be placed upon another insurface engagement therewith and to permit the lifting implement to be readily connected with and disconnected from said means without requiring any force to'bring about such connection and separation.-

2. A game marker comprising a suitably shaped mem-ber having an aperture, and a loop connected with said member and extending diametrically across said aperture y as topermit one marker to be superim i shapedv member having 'tending diametrica-lly across A.apex adapted to accommodate a ieideae for, accommodating a lifting implement, the aperture and said. loop being so arrange osed upon another in surface engagement t ere- 3. A game marker comprising a suitably an aperture, and a .loop connectedwith said member vand eX- said aperture, said loop projecting through and beyond toward :an

said aperture and converging lifting implement, whereby one marker may be superimposedupon :another in surface engagei ment therewith. y v

' 4. A game-marker comprising a suitably shaped member and means adapted to accommodate a lifting implement whereby said marker may be manipulated in the .playing of the game for which it is intendeds said means being of such a character as to permit one marker to be stackedupon the other in surface engagement and so that the means of the lowermost marker is accessible to the lifting implement,

- ln testimony whereof lf have hereunto set my hand.

' HARRY LATZ. 

